BEIJING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- The specter of Ebola is still haunting West Africa, with the World Health Organization (WHO) saying Wednesday that the virus has killed 7,588 people worldwide out of 19,497 confirmed cases.

China, which experienced a severe outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome over a decade ago and strongly sympathizes with the suffering of the African people, was among the first countries to offer help.

Since April, China has delivered four rounds of humanitarian aid with a combined value of more than 120 million U.S. dollars to the Ebola-stricken countries and sent hundreds of medical workers to the African frontline.

In addition, Beijing has offered another 10 million dollars in cash to international organizations as part of the global collective efforts in subduing the fatal virus.

"China is one of the countries that responded very quickly to the appeal by the Secretary-General for more help," said David Nabarro, the UN coordinator for the fight against Ebola, in a recent interview with Xinhua.

The quick and efficient response of the Chinese people is valuable for these affected countries, added Nabarro.